Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church

What Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church does

Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church (PHUMC) is a 501(c)(3) religious nonprofit congregation founded in 1912 and headquartered at 4823 Woodlawn Drive in the Hillcrest Neighborhood of Little Rock, Arkansas. The organization operates as a local church affiliated with The United Methodist Church denomination and provides traditional and contemporary worship, religious education, pastoral care, and a broad portfolio of community outreach ministries. Core offerings include Classic Worship services at 9am and 11am in the Sanctuary, Modern Worship at 11am in Wesley Hall, a Sunday School program covering infants through adults with more than 15 adult classes, Vacation Bible Camp, Stephen Ministry for one-to-one pastoral care, and demographic-specific ministries for children, youth (5th–12th grade), young adults, men, and women. Community-facing programs include a Food Pantry serving approximately 140 families per month, a hosted Central Arkansas Diaper Bank, a Clothes Closet, and partnerships with Wakefield Elementary School, Methodist Family Health, Ozark Mission Project, Project Transformation, and Guatemalan Medical Missions. Distribution extends beyond the physical campus to online streaming via YouTube, Facebook Live, and phumc.com/live, a state-wide television broadcast on KATV Channel 7 (Arkansas ABC affiliate), a mobile application, and an Anchor.fm podcast.

The church's technology footprint is built on standard, off-the-shelf platforms rather than proprietary systems. ShelbyNext ChMS is used for member connections and program registrations, while Subsplash is the exclusive online giving provider for tithes, offerings, and special donations, with additional payment channels including electronic funds transfer and mail. Communications are distributed through Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, an E-Newsletter, The Tower Newsletter, a mobile app, and a podcast. There are no disclosed AI/ML, API, or integration capabilities.

The business model is a community-led nonprofit model in which revenue is generated almost entirely through voluntary donations and tithes from congregation members, supplemented by special campaign gifts and the PHUMC Foundation. There is no fee for worship services or core ministry programs; donations are framed as a spiritual practice (commonly 10% of income) rather than a transactional payment. The church is governed by committees including Finance, Staff-Parish Relations, Board of Stewards, Nominating, and Board of Trustees, with pastoral staff including Rev. Katie Pearce (Pastor of Worship, Discipleship, and Evangelism), Dr. Robbins (Bible Study Leader), and program coordinators Pam Lentz and Kristie Finney. The headcount band is 11–50, and the organization is privately held as a nonprofit with no parent control beyond denominational affiliation.

Name

Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church

Legal name

Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church

Website

https://phumc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit congregation founded in 1912 in Little Rock, Arkansas, offering traditional and contemporary worship, religious education, pastoral care, and community outreach programs such as a Food Pantry and Diaper Bank to local families and individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Campus Spiritual & Religious Life (EDALAHAI)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Faith formation
• Pastoral care
• Community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Tithes: Church operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit receiving charitable donations from congregation members. Primary revenue streams include tithes (10% of income as spiritual practice), offerings during worship services, and special campaign donations. Donations can be made online via Subsplash platform, by mail, or through electronic funds transfer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church provides weekly Christian worship services in both traditional and modern styles, alongside Sunday school programs for children, youth, and adults. It also operates pastoral care, United Methodist Men and United Women in Faith groups, a food pantry (PH Food Pantry), a preschool (PH Preschool), and seasonal liturgical services such as Ash Wednesday, Holy Week, and Christmas Eve. The congregation broadcasts services on KTV and streams them online to extend reach beyond the local Hillcrest campus.

Product overview

Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church offers a multi-faceted ministry portfolio centered around worship services and community outreach. The core offerings include Classic and Modern Worship services at different times and venues, comprehensive Sunday School programs for all ages, and seasonal programs like Vacation Bible Camp. The church also operates several outreach ministries including a Food Pantry serving 140 families monthly, a Diaper Bank, Stephen Ministry for pastoral care, and various mission partnerships. Music programs, including the Music Academy, support the worship experience. Online giving is facilitated through Subsplash. All programs are designed to fulfill the church's mission to 'Inspire Love, Embrace Christ, and Engage the World.'

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PHUMC Music Academy: Music academy offering instruction and programs through the church's music ministries
• PHUMC Food Pantry
• Central Arkansas Diaper Bank
• United Women in Faith
• PHUMC Men's Ministry

Products and services

• Traditional Worship Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Food Pantry serves approximately 140 families per month

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wakefield Elementary SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partners with Wakefield Elementary School in Southeast Little Rock providing school supplies, books, tutoring, and Christmas gifts. Also provides teacher appreciation gifts and student tutoring support.
• Central Arkansas Diaper BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch hosts the Central Arkansas Diaper Bank, distributing a month's worth of free diapers on the first Wednesday of every month. Volunteers help prep, distribute diapers, and provide Spanish interpretation.
• Methodist Family HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnectional ministry partner of The United Methodist Church that cares for Arkansas children who are abandoned, abused, neglected and struggling with psychiatric, behavioral, emotional and spiritual issues.
• Ozark Mission Project (OMP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome-repair nonprofit that works throughout Arkansas. Church sends youth groups during Summer and adults for year-round pop-up projects.
• Project TransformationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMethodist-based organization promoting childhood literacy in Pine Bluff. Church helps tutor children during Summer months.
• Guatemala Medical Mission PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch has strong partnerships in Guatemala established through medical and surgical mission trips over many years.
• United Women in FaithminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization for and by Methodist women focused on making a difference in justice and compassion for women and children. Three groups meet at various times at PHUMC.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mount Zion Baptist Church (Little Rock): Historic Black Protestant congregation in Little Rock with longstanding community presence, traditional worship, and extensive local mission work. Comparable legacy, scale, and community-service orientation.
• Henderson United Methodist Church: United Methodist congregation serving the Little Rock area with similar worship, children/youth, and outreach ministries. Comparable denominational peer in the same regional market.
• Second Presbyterian Church (Little Rock): Historic mainline Protestant congregation in Little Rock's Hillcrest area with overlapping demographic, traditional worship, and community service profile. Closest non-Methodist mainline peer in the immediate neighborhood.
• Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (Little Rock): Mainline liturgical church in downtown Little Rock offering traditional worship, formation programs, and outreach. Comparable age, tradition, and programming scope.
• Fellowship Bible Church (Little Rock): Large multi-site evangelical church in the Little Rock metro offering contemporary worship, robust children's and youth programs, and community outreach. Comparable scale and program breadth, contrasting worship style.
• First United Methodist Church of Little Rock: Another historic United Methodist congregation in Little Rock with similar worship, education, and community outreach ministries. Direct denominational peer operating in the same metro area.
• Asbury United Methodist Church (Little Rock): Local United Methodist congregation in Little Rock offering comparable traditional and contemporary worship, Sunday School, and mission programming. Same denomination, same city.

Broad incumbents

• Church of the Resurrection (Leawood, KS): One of the largest United Methodist congregations in the U.S., offering multi-site worship, extensive formation programs, and significant community outreach. Useful scale and program-mix benchmark for PHUMC's strategic direction.
• Highland Park United Methodist Church (Dallas): Large, well-resourced United Methodist congregation with extensive traditional and contemporary services, mission programs, and broadcast/media reach. Larger-scale denomination peer with similar ministry model.

Regional players

• St. Andrew's Anglican Church (Little Rock): Anglican congregation in Little Rock with traditional liturgy, formation programs, and local outreach. Same geography, partially overlapping theological tradition and congregant demographic.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pulaskiheights
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/PulaskiHeightsUMC
• Facebookfacebook.com/pulaskiheightsunitedmethodistchurch
• Instagraminstagram.com/phumchillcrest

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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